I've contacted Julie Moore at Dirty Bird pottery about a new (or perhaps re-) desgin of the scuttle she makes. Essentially I asked if she would put holes in the bottom of the dish, and increase the size of the mouth to 3" to accomodate brushes without damaging the bristles. I suggested adding the mouth as a separate piece to the wall of the scuttle and putting holes in the wall so the mouth will fill with water but the brush won't fall inside. She said doing so would double the length of time to make the scuttle, and that many customers wouldn't like the loss of heat. She asked that I inqure to see if there would be a lot of interest in such a scuttle. Any takers? I, personally, would pay to have one made whether it goes into production or not.